Photos of the Day: October 7-8, 2014

A selection of some of the best photos from around the world made available on October 7-8, 2014 by the Associated Press.

A pro-democracy student protester sleeps on an occupied roadway surrounding the government complex in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Student-led protests for democratic reforms in Hong Kong continued to shrink Tuesday morning but a few hundred demonstrators remained camped out in the streets, vowing to keep up the pressure until the government responds to their demands. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A Canadian National Railway Company freight train carrying dangerous goods derailed and caught fire near the town of Wadena, Saskatchewan, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. The Saskatchewan government said the derailment happened near the small community of Clair, which is being evacuated. Officials said none of the crew were injured. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Liam Richards)

Aecio Neves, Brazilian Social Democracy Party presidential candidate is lifted up by construction workers as he campaigns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Neves turned Brazil’s politics on its head with his surprise showing in the first round of presidential voting but his toughest task lies ahead – defeating incumbent Dilma Rousseff and her juggernaut Workers’ Party which has governed for 12 years. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A man visits the Samsung Electronics Co.’s showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its third-quarter operating profit is estimated to have fallen to the lowest level in more than three years, as Galaxy handsets sales slow. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Alex Vazquez, 2, looks at a bullet hole in the family’s living room on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 as his mother, Melissa, talks about a shooting incident which hit her home on North 7th Street in Paterson, N.J. The house was struck by bullets Tuesday night, with one hitting a mattress on which one of her kids was sleeping, and another piercing the living room walls where two of her other kids were. “Were not even safe in our own home watching TV,” she says. City police say the shooting is under investigation and were unsure whether the two-family house was hit by stray bullets or was targeted. (AP Photo/The Record – Northjersey.com, Tyson Trish)

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, upper left, high fives third baseman Pablo Sandoval as pitcher Santiago Casilla, left, second baseman Joe Panik (12) and teammates celebrate after the Giants beat Washington Nationals in Game 4 of baseball’s NL Division Series in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. The Giants won 3-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A steel worker takes a moment to enjoy the view during construction of The Learning Commons building, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at Marywood University in Scranton, Pa. The $35 million, 72,00 square feet structure is due for completion in 2015. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Butch Comegys)

The sun rises over the north sea as The Couple by artist Sean Henery sits just of the coast at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Owen Humphreys)

Matt Dayhoff

Matt Dayhoff started as a photographer for the Journal Star in 1992 shortly after graduating from the Ohio University School of Visual Communications. In 2009, he moved into the newsroom as an online editor and producer and is now responsible for helping manage and edit much of the editorial content on pjstar.com.